Malorie Blackman, OBE, is a distinguished author, well known for her works for children and young adults. She was Children's Laureate 2013-15.
Sabrina Mahfouz is a writer and performer. Her most recent theatre show was A History of Water in the Middle East (Royal Court, 2019), which her forthcoming debut non-fiction book is inspired by, These Bodies of Water (Tinder Press, 2022). Her most recent publications as editor include Smashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art and Making it Happen (Saqi, 2019) and Poems From a Green and Blue Planet (Hachette, 2019). She is a resident writer at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and at the TV and film company, House Productions.